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First Lawsuits Filed in Deadly Washington State Amtrak Derailment

first lawsuits filed in derailment of Cascades 501The speed limit for the section of track was set to a relatively low 30 miles per hour. But when Cascades 501 barreled through a curve in a new section of bypass track, it was more than doubling that limit until it derailed at nearly 80 miles per hour. As a result of that derailment, three people died, dozens were injured, and the safety and ...

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